A bill has been introduced in the New York City Council that, if enacted, would make it unlawful for a mobile application developer or a telecommunications carrier to share a customer's location data with third parties...

Oath, Inc., formerly known as AOL Inc., agreed to pay $4.95 million to settle allegations brought by the New York State Attorney General's Office that AOL violated the COPPA by collecting personal information...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking steps to review certain existing rules and guides to ensure that it is keeping pace with technological developments in the marketplace without unduly burdening businesses.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a federal district court's decision in Connecticut holding the operator of an affiliate marketing network liable for deceptive practices by the third-party...

Under the settlement, InMobi will pay the FTC $950,000 in civil penalties (reduced from $4 million, the largest COPPA penalty to date), delete all inappropriately collected data and implement a comprehensive privacy program.